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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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